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死硬

Mandarin · pinyin sǐ yìng

Meanings

  1. stiff
  2. rigid
  3. obstinate
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死
sǐ · die; dead; death
硬
yìng · hard, firm, strong; obstinate
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3–4 · si3 ying4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sei2 ngaang6

Cantonese word readings for 死硬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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adj

  1. stiff; inflexible
  2. very obstinate; die-hard

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